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©  ASO

Cycling: ASO and Activation Group to launch "Le Tour de France" events in China, in November 2016

Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), organiser of the Tour de France, and Activation Group, a Chinese marketing agency specialising in luxury brands, announced the creation of official "Le Tour de France" events in China, to begin in November 2016, on 24/07/2016. Events include a "Tour de France…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 73953
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©  UEFA

FIFA: one year suspension for Wolfgang Niersbach, the former president of the German Federation

Wolfgang Niersbach, former DFB president (2012-2015) and former vice-president of the local organising committee for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, has been suspended for one year by the adjudicatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee, announced the international federation on 25/07/2016…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 73928
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©  LCFC

Premier League Leicester City FC ask young fans to design a second mascot for the club

Leicester City FC (Premier League) have launched a contest for young fans to design the second mascot of the club, on 11/07/2016. Young supporters must request the contest form via email, and return it completed by 29/07/2016. The winner, who will be rewarded with a visit to the King Power Stadium…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing, …
• Article # 73921
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Championship: Chinese conglomerate Fosun buys 100% of Wolverhampton FC (£45m/€53.9m)

Fosun, one of the largest private conglomerates in China, acquired 100% of Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (Championship), announced the club on 21/07/2016. The statement did not reveal the amount of the transaction, which the BBC and the Financial Times estimated at £45m (€53.9m). "“We are delighted…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 73923
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©  FIFA

FIFA: regulations and schedule for the Rio 2016 Olympic Football Tournaments

"The Olympic Football Tournaments are events embodied in the FIFA Statutes. The Olympic Football Tournaments take place every four years, in conjunction with the Olympic Summer Games. The associations affiliated to FIFA are invited to participate with their men’s U-23 and women’s representative…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 73880
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©  LOSC

Ligue 1: Boulanger extends as official partner of LOSC Lille until 2018-19, becomes sleeve sponsor

Boulanger, a French distribution retailer specialising in leisure products, multimedia and appliances, has extended and expanded its partnership with LOSC Lille (Ligue 1) for three seasons (2016-2019), on 13/07/2016. An official partner of the club since 2012-13, Boulanger maintains this status…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 73914
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©  fcbayern

"Victims, families and friends are in the thoughts of Bayern" after attack in Munich on 22/07/2016

"The victims, their families and their friends are in the thoughts of the FC Bayern family after Friday's (22/07/2016) terror attack in a Munich shopping centre," stated FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) on 23/07/2016. Nine people were killed and twenty-seven wounded in a shooting perpetrated by an 18…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 73907
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©  Liverpool

Premier League: Liverpool offer its fans chance to design matchday images for social networks

Liverpool FC (Premier League) have a new iniative which offers its fans the chance to design matchday images, the club announced on 10/07/2016.With the hashtag #MyLFCMatchdayImage, Liverpool fans can send - via Twitter (@LFC) or Instagram (@LiverpoolFC) - their creations to participate in this…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 73903
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©  SVD

Bundesliga: SV Darmstadt 98 to offer free tickets for low-income supporters

SV Darmstadt 98 (Bundesliga) will reserve, as in previous seasons, free tickets to unemployed persons, pensioners, and children from large families to allow them to support their local team, at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor (17,000 seats), announced the club on 13/07/2016. The operation is…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Stadiums, …
• Article # 73901
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